FEB nets Rs 500 b revenue
The Foreign Employment Bureau (FEB) netted in a revenue of Rs. 500
billion from 2008 and 2009. This figure is above the previous Rs. 50
billion before 2008, SLBFE Chairman Kingsly Ranawaka said.
The Chairman attributed this massive income gain to the increased
trend of skilled male migration during the period.
“We were able to bring down women’s departure by 48 percent last
year. This was compensated by skilled males going for jobs abroad,” the
chairman said. Ranawaka speaking at a function in Tangalle where he laid
the foundation stone for a new district office at a cost of Rs. 100
million, said plans were underway to increase the benefits granted to
migrant workers and their children. |